Shloka 1

पम्पादर्शनम्

Vision of Lake Pampā and the Turn toward Sugrīva

Devanagari script

दिवं तु तस्यां यातायां शबर्यां स्वेन तेजसा।लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा चिन्तयामास राघवः।।3.75.1।।

Transliteration

divaṃ tu tasyāṃ yātāyāṃ śabaryāṃ svena tejasā | lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā cintayāmāsa rāghavaḥ || 3.75.1 ||

Translation

Als Śabarī durch den Glanz ihrer eigenen geistigen Kraft in den Himmel einging, sann Rāghava (Rāma) zusammen mit seinem Bruder Lakṣmaṇa über die außergewöhnliche Macht der Asketen und ihre Dharma nach.

Word by Word

• divam: to heaven
• divam: Karma (कर्म; goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (दिव्/द्यौ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; goal (गति-कर्म)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात)

• tasyām: when she
• tasyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; locative absolute participant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; pronoun

• yātāyām: having gone / departed
• yātāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (या धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; used in locative absolute (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध) with tasyām/śabaryām

• śabaryām: Śabarī (when she had gone)
• śabaryām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; in locative absolute

• svena: by her own
• svena: Karaṇa (करण; with tejasā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (स्व सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular; possessive pronoun used adjectivally

• tejasā: splendour
• tejasā: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (तेजस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular

• lakṣmaṇena: with Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇena: Sahakāraka (सह/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; preposition-like indeclinable meaning 'with' (सह)

• bhrātrā: (his) brother
• bhrātrā: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (भ्रातृ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular; apposition to lakṣmaṇena

• cintayāmāsa: reflected, contemplated
• cintayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (चिन्त् धातु)
• Form: Periphrastic perfect (लिट्/परस्मैपद-परिप्रयोग), 3rd person, Singular; causative-like stem in usage (चिन्तय-)

• rāghavaḥ: Rāghava (Rāma)
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; proper epithet

Context

When Sabari departed for heaven with her brilliance, Rama contemplated (about the power of sages)with Lakshmana.

Characters & Entities

• Śabarī
• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Svarga (heaven)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse highlights reverence for tapas and saintly dharma: spiritual discipline, truthfulness, and purity bear real transformative power, worthy of reflection and respect.

What is the narrative situation?

After meeting and honoring Śabarī, she departs to heaven through her ascetic radiance; Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa then contemplate what they have witnessed.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s humility and discernment—he does not dismiss the event as mere wonder, but thoughtfully considers the moral-spiritual force behind it.